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The Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute provides a statewide center of expertise in water and associated land-use and serves as a repository of knowledge for use in education, research, planning, and community service.

About Us

Located on the campus of Mississippi State University, the Institute administers and coordinates research programs dealing with water and related resources. (It is one of the state institutes authorized by Section 104 of The Water Resources Research Act of 1984). Its activities are developed in close consultation and collaboration between the Institute and leading water resources officials within the State.

The purpose of the program is to provide a coordinated research and development program that contributes to the solution of water and water-related land use problems in Mississippi, the region, and the nation.

The Institute's Goals

to provide a center of expertise in water and associated land-use problems and serve as a repository of knowledge for use in education, research, planning, and community service

to serve public and private interests in the conservation, development, and use of water resources

to provide training opportunities in higher education whereby skilled professionals become available to serve government and private sector alike

to assist planning and regulatory bodies at the local, state, regional, and federal levels

to communicate research findings to potential users in a form that encourages quick comprehension and direct application to a water-related problem

to assist state agencies in the development and maintenance of a state water management plan